Interior Minister questions police raid on Cibulka squat

The Czech Minister of Interior, Milan Chovanec, has asked the police president to explain the circumstances of Wednesday’s raid on the Cibulka squat in Prague. The Minister wants to know if the intervention was adequate, and why it involved police in riot gear. Police on Wednesday detained ten squatters who had ignored their calls to vacate the former farmhouse. Three squatters suffered mild injuries during the incident and had to be taken to hospital. Minister Chovanec would like to see changes in legislature that would enable police to tolerate squatting in buildings that are not looked after by their owners. The head of Prague police, Luděk Procházka, told journalists on Thursday that the intervention was carried out in accordance with law.

Author: Ruth Fraňková